Politics & Government News

9:41 AM on Friday, June 5

Two Romanian men have been convicted in a London court for stabbing a journalist from a Persian-language TV station

8:47 AM on Friday, June 5

More than half the 15 Latin Americans deported to Congo under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown have returned to their home countries

7:53 AM on Friday, June 5

The Treasury's financial crimes unit is warning banks about the risks of serving people living in the country illegally

7:15 AM on Friday, June 5

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting, saying he sees “no point” in it

5:48 AM on Friday, June 5

In France, a firestorm of recrimination rages over the feared killing of an 11-year-old girl named Lyhanna

5:19 AM on Friday, June 5

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war

4:42 AM on Friday, June 5

Washington, D.C., is gearing up for pivotal primaries this month to elect a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor

4:20 AM on Friday, June 5

Rights lawyers have filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa’s top human rights body

4:18 AM on Friday, June 5

A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years

3:06 AM on Friday, June 5

A Ukrainian maritime drone exploded at a Black Sea port in Romania on Friday, with three others self-detonating outside the port, according to Romanian authorities

2:51 AM on Friday, June 5

The Senate has blocked a procedural vote on extending a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies

2:43 AM on Friday, June 5

A report by Britain's public spending watchdog shows that the former Prince Andrew made money by subletting cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades

12:03 AM on Friday, June 5

Peruvians are set to choose their ninth president in 10 years in a runoff election Sunday

10:39 PM on Thursday, June 4

Montenegro is on track to join the European Union by 2028, according to EU leaders and the country's president

10:20 PM on Thursday, June 4

The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House

9:33 PM on Thursday, June 4

The 2026 World Cup has drawn intense criticism from globe-trotting fans who over the years have helped define the tournament's festive atmosphere

9:05 PM on Thursday, June 4

Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11

9:01 PM on Thursday, June 4

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is hosting his first major campaign event since media reports surfaced that he previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women while he was married

7:19 PM on Thursday, June 4

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in what will be his first visit in years

9:02 PM on Wednesday, June 3

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks